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Jolly, K.: Preach Sister, Preach

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Details

Composer
BODER MACK WILLIAMS
Artist
Jolly, Cole, Mossburg, Johnson-Helms, Bjorkling, Harper
Format
CD
Label
Navona
Released
Aug 09, 2019
Catalog #
NV6244
UPC
896931005449

About

PREACH SISTER, PREACH showcases award-winning Katherine Jolly's "agile, bright lyric soprano" voice (The New York Times) on a series of pieces that are distinctively individual in their inspiration while cohesively united by the passions of their composers. Collaborating with pianist Emily Yap Chua, Jolly evokes the passion and curiosity of Emily Dickinson's poetry in Evan Williams' Emily's House, a collection of ten poems in which she communicates the lyrics such that one could imagine the voice being that of the poet's herself. A keen observer, Dickinson used images from nature, religion, and science to probe universal themes: the wonders of the natural world, the identity of the self, death and immortality, and love. Together Jolly and Chua breathe incredible new life into these ideas, delivering a personal and profound performance while transporting modern audiences to another place and time. Jolly turns to inspiration of a more contemporary and crucial nature on Absent an Adjustment in which her voice, ominous and purposeful, floats above and around the strings, frequently in a dissonant duet with the clarinet, heightening the intense spirit of the piece. The acrobatic coloratura vocal line, use of repeated motives and text, combined with the highly rhythmic ensemble in Katherine Bodor's Absent an Adjustment, support it's message of urgency in the face of ecological disaster. Acclaimed composer Evan Mack was inspired by the energy of the first women's march to craft Preach Sister, Preach, a song cycle which explores and celebrates the voices of ten powerful women such as Lucille Ball, Mae West, Simone de Beauvoir, Tina Fey, and Ellen DeGeneres. The intricate collaboration of Jolly and Chua succinctly portrays the power of the quotes from these women and, in doing so, offers both musical and lyrical insights into the women themselves.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. I Dwell in Possibillity 00:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. I Dwell in Possibillity
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  2. 2 No. 2. The Name - Of It - Is "Autumn" 03:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. The Name - Of It - Is "Autumn"
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  3. 3 No. 3. The Bee is Not Afraid of Me 01:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. The Bee is Not Afraid of Me
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  4. 4 No. 4. Within My Garden Rides a Bird 01:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Within My Garden Rides a Bird
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  5. 5 No. 5. These are the Days When Birds Come Back 03:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. These are the Days When Birds Come Back
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  6. 6 No. 6. I'm Nobody! Who are You? 00:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. I'm Nobody! Who are You?
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  7. 7 No. 7. Wild Nights - Wild Nights! 00:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Wild Nights - Wild Nights!
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  8. 8 No. 8. Dawn 01:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Dawn
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  9. 9 No. 9. Glee! The Great Storm is Over! 02:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Glee! The Great Storm is Over!
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  10. 10 No 10. The Shelter 02:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    No 10. The Shelter
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Evan Williams
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  11. 11 Absent an Adjustment 08:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    Absent an Adjustment
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Katherine Bodor
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Samantha Johnson-Helms, Christa Cole, Rachel Mossburg, Per Bjørkling
    Conductor
    Joshua Harper
  12. 12 No. 1. Simone de Beauvoir 01:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Simone de Beauvoir
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  13. 13 No. 2. Mae West 01:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Mae West
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  14. 14 No. 3. Gilda Radner 00:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Gilda Radner
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  15. 15 No. 4. George Eliot 01:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. George Eliot
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  16. 16 No. 5. Lucille Ball 00:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. Lucille Ball
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  17. 17 No. 6. Daphne du Maurier 01:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Daphne du Maurier
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  18. 18 No. 7. Lizz Winstead 00:33
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 7. Lizz Winstead
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  19. 19 No. 8. Leslie Jones 01:15
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 8. Leslie Jones
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  20. 20 No. 9. Ann Landers 00:41
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 9. Ann Landers
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  21. 21 No. 10. Gloria Steinem 00:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 10. Gloria Steinem
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  22. 22 No. 11. Natasha Scripture 00:41
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 11. Natasha Scripture
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  23. 23 No. 12. Lucille Ball 00:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 12. Lucille Ball
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  24. 24 No. 13. Tina Fey 00:59
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 13. Tina Fey
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua
  25. 25 No. 14. Ellen DeGeneres 02:06
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 14. Ellen DeGeneres
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Evan Mack
    Performer
    Katherine Jolly, Emily Yap Chua